Fit le mort, ' feigncd dcath

17. Ce ne fut qu'à la mort, ' It was only at the death.' Prit au,

' took froin.' V'erbs of taking from are followed by à instead of de — e.g., // vold un sou au marrlKvid. Lui fit dire — lit., ' made said to him.' Il n'en eut pas moins, ' he liad none the less.' Faillit être pris, ' escaped being captured' — i.e., was nearly captured.